Brooder for hogs and the like



Sept. 16, 1941.

F. E. ovERsoN BROODER FOR HOGS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. l5, 1938 2SheetS--Shet-'I l Inventur FEDvErsmn Flttur'neg Sept. 16, 1941. F. E.ovERsoN BROODER FOR HOGS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 15, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Patented Sept. 16, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE l 2,255,806 i lBRooDEn Fon Hoes AND THE LIKE Frank E.- overson, Racine, Wis.Application December 15, 1938, Serial No. 245,861 s Claims. (cl.11g-16)-v This invention appertains to animal barns, and moreparticularly to a novel brooder for hogs and the like.

One of the primary objects of my invention is to provide a centrallyVdisposed heated hover for young or newly born pigs,4 so that the pigswill not crowd the sow for warmth, which fre. quently results in injuryor death to the pigs caused by the sows rolling upon them.

Another salient object of my invention is to provide an animal barnembodying a plurality of pens arranged on opposite sides of a heatedhover, which extends longitudinally through and centrally of thebuilding with a raised walk extending around the building, the walkfacilitating the feeding of the pigs and preventing the young pigs fromYapproaching too close to the cold outer walls of the building.

A further important object of my invention is to provide novel means forinsuring the proper heating and Ventilating of the building, said meanspermitting the tempering of all cold air entering the building.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a novel arrangementofgates for the pens, which can be so manipulated as to confine the sowand her litter in a space adjacent the hover where thebedding is, sothat the remaining part of the pen where the droppings occur can beconveniently cleaned.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a horizontal section through the 4barn'constructed inaccordance with my invention, the section being taken substantially onthe line I-I of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 2 is a transverse, sectional View through the barn, taken on theline 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, the Viewbeing taken on a larger scale than Figure l.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary, horizontal, sectional view through theconvertor pit, which is arranged at one end of the barn.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary, detail, vertical sectional View through aportion of the building,

illustrating the novel arrangement of the' gates and hover for the pen,the view being an enlargement o f,a portion of Figure 2. y

Figure 5 is a fragmentary, detail, vertical, sectional view through thebarn, taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, looking inthe direction of thearrows.' y

Figure 6 is an enlarged, detail, vertical, sec,- tional view through thebarn, taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure l, lookingin thedirection of the arrows.

Figure 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary, vertical, sectional view taken onthe line I-'I of Figure l, further illustrating the convertor pit andasso.-v ciate parts. v

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein similar reference charactersdesignate .corresponding partsthrou'ghout the several views, the letterB generally indicates my novel brooder barn, and, as illustrated, thesame includes longitudinally extending side walls Ii! and II and endwalls I2 and I3. These Awalls are preferably formed from concrete andare placed upon a suitable concrete foundation, and a relatively thickconcrete floor I4 is provided. Any desired type of roof I5 can beprovided for the building. The end wall I3 is provided with an entrancedoorwayY I6, and around the side and end walls of the building a raisedconcrete walk I'I is formed. The raised walk I'I extends from oppositesides of the doorway I6, and suitable inclined runways or ramps I8 leadfrom the floor I4 to the walks I'I.

Extending longitudinally of the building at the central portion thereofis a low partition or curbing I9. `This central partition I9 extendsfrom the walk I1 rat the end wall I2 toward the entrance door I6, but,as shown, the partition terminates shortof the entrance door and theramps I8. Extending laterally from the opposite sides of the centralpartition I9 is a plurality of equidistantly spaced low partitions orcurbs 29. The curbs I9 and 20 denne a plurality of vpens 2 I, but it isto be noted that the transverse curbs 2.0 terminate short of the sidewalls II) Vand I'I and the raised walk, for a purpose which will now beset-forth.

The outer ends of the curbs 20 carry columns 22 which can be utilizedfor supporting roof rafters; and each of these columns hingedly supportsa gatek 23. The gates 23 are adapted to normally set inlongitudinalualinement with the curbs 20, and, hence, the same can belatched by suitable catches 24 to gate posts 25. These gate posts 25 canbe embedded in the concrete floor I4 and secured to the raised walk I1in any preferred manner. The gates 23 can also be swungtransverselyacross the .pens at right angles to the curbs 20, and thegates can be latched in that position to gate posts 26 by means ofsuitable keepers 21. l Obviously, when the gates 23 are. swung acrossthe pens, the active size of the Vpens is decreased, and the pigs willbe confined in the inner portions of the pens adjacent the central curbor partition I9. The curb IS supports a hood28 preferably formed fromWood boards, and the lower faces of the hood on opposite sides of thecurbfcarry hot water return pipes 29.y Thus, the Vcurb I 9; the hood 28,and

the pipes 29v constitute a hoverV for young pigs, and the young pigs canbe kept warm by the hover; As'the floor I4 is of concrete, the same canbe easily kept clean,rand the floor can he flushed with water when, sodesired. Thus, the Vfloor is provided at Vdesired ppints4 with waterdrains 30, which can lead to suitable sewers.

Each pen 2I is'provided with a feed troughlB-I and a water trough 32.TheseV troughs are prei-A erably moulded in the walk"l1 at thebase'thereof, and the feed troughs have leading'intdtheu same relativelylarge vertical pipes 33. v These` pipes open out through' the top' ofthe waikiii,

.and consequently attendants can pour theQfeed -thipies'z3'3 from Ulli?Walk mi@ the bllghs- Y V.1s preferred toprovidenieans forautomatically'unaitaining Vaconstant level of water in thelwaeetroughs32, anjd, 'hericegj'au the' .water .The-.pipes' 'lead to a common supplytank v35, and this tanlis constantly replenished ywith watenfromra.wate'r,A feed pipe 36. Y The` flowof f tritt-treats vsie rv-.trit@ tr atrat ein Y refrein .hastrrllrltrlitetirlg therewith e runway`3,'Lvvl1'ioh leads under` the Walk to a small est tittlr .it-Qriltlle'iiiittitie 10i tlie building; retrait-tetris are' .erfriidtd tor thepissend tly during the da time the doers 3.8 raised 'tlitt tltlii stirgli 'Qrit'f the learninto 'the yards fior efreroise. Duringfar-Q inrfthedoors farekept closed. l I i he wallgs'fllarefplaeed around the pens, thyoung gs are 4kept away frornfthe outer t Y terrieri-lll setlist theanimals will be keet ,errar iii-.Olli thefrrtmps: ansi tile .ritornar-Tlie fente il.

` vided' with. urteile' gates All, 'Wherebratf it dit is tari readilysalir, @tirets tri-tire. eeris- 'Y @Wells itliS provided. with. a.Dret,tttirlsreil-4 -l arid the is oristrlitted frein. rires:

r hating'-t'he building.. The ilefbllilfiilg can; :be de# ,rrr ble.sgllrtenrlisatirrg unit. butinthe presentinstancea concrete pit. 4,2-is the@ il ai' the rear end lie ramps; ltiitrrelr ,y li ,tirolowtrlrtretfelies pipes'of'- the railing 4I carryV YThese'[fliers @ftherailings fftliegbuiltlirrs Athe .retti sint water pipes rs1-.

'through the walk. I1.

which, as stated, areplaced underthe hover 28. Y Y Obviously, the hotwater from the tank 43 will Y, rise up through the pipes 45"'to thehorizontal pipes of the railing, and as the water cools the same willdrop down to the return pipes 2S back into the tank.

I prefer to provide a circulation of air through the pit, so that thepitwill be kept dry. Consequently, relativelyY large pipes (tile) 41comvmunicate with the pit, and these pipes are placed under the floor I4of the building adjacent the central partition or curb I9. The pipes 41lead toward the rear end ofthe building and open out provided vfor thepit. By thisarrangement, air is circulated through the pit, and the airowing through the pipes 41 will heat the noor I4 ad- "Vn/t'pipes 49are'arranged at the corners of the `building and extend through the roofand are covered by-suitable cowls 55). Thus, foul air is takenl awayfrom the building. YFresh air channels EI are formed at spaced points inthe build-i ing, and the lower ends ofthe `channels open out through the.outer sides of the building to form fresh air intakes 52. 'fThe .upperends of the. channels 5I vopen into thel building through inlets 53,'Vand these'inletsi are arranged adjacent the roof of the building.,`Theformation of the channels is such asto prevent direct draftsv in thebuilding, and cold air rentering through the inlets 53 will dropdowntoward theloorand flow past the railingllI. The hot. water pipes of therailingY will heat and temper the incoming air. f

Erf desired, the rear enswau l2 of the build,-V Ving. can alsobeprovided with anY entrance door l 54, and this door canl'ead directlyontothe walk.

` forlthe building, andfthese carriers can `be rntjunted ontrack's 55which lead outof the'do'or Il A4Obviously, when the gates 23: are swungacross the pens, the animalswillbe conned adl. jacent .thehoven and,thus, thepens adjacent illgale .tiri be Quinny alla any @passantssiturbilg the animals.' f Y .C parting from the'spirit orlthe scope ofIn'y inyention, butwhat I claiin as new is: "i l. 4A-izgarn for4brooding pigs', .cornprising a plurality-ici transversely `extendingpens,` a'centrally disposed heated hover for young pigs extendinglongitudinally throughlthebuilding 'cornrnon to all'ofthe' pens, andaraised walk extendingentirely around the insidefof the buildingaglainstY the .Outer Wills and around the Qlitlererdsof *the nent .forfacilitating. ther fertili/ris 0f teenies hevige Partien cerrtleuollsWith the llQOr 0f the betaler keeping, voiillgries; awavfmm .the-Coldouter walls of the building and,adjacent.the

heated-hover.. Y

.2r A barn for breeding' longitudinally `extending heated hover commonto `all -of the pen'aaraisedwalk extending en,-

tirely around the inside V,ofthe buildingagainst V the outer walls andabove the pens for'facilitat'- ingthe feeding of the pigs havingaportion foon,-v

tiguous .theiloorof the barnforrning'the outer endsof the.pensior'spacin'g thepigsJfroxn Ythe cold outerWall's offthez building,feed'and water: troughs, for each 'of 4the pens disposed un- I .Sie ih?Walk nietes..@illetinefetti .ill ihr' Air openings 48 are alsoV Elevatedlitter carriers vvl'canalso .be'provided Y anges 'n details'leanlfbeinadewithogut Vde,-V

Vpigs comprising; side 'Y andend walls, a floor anda roof. a pluralityof transversely attending Pnsinthe building; a.

troughs from the top face of the Walk, and means for heating thebuilding.

3. A barn for brooding pigs comprising, a plurality of transverselyextending brooding pens, a heated hover extending longitudinally of thebuilding and common to all of the pens, a raised Walk arranged in thebuilding around the pens,

a railing for the walk including hot water heating pipes, fresh airinlets for the building communicating with the building adjacent theroof of the building whereby said air Will drop upon coming into thebuilding and flow past the railing.

FRANK E. OVERSON.

